dotConnect for MySQL 6.50 released

Adds Fluent Mapping support in LinqConnect and Enhanced Entity Developer 4.1.

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Accessing MySQL data from within Visual Studio.

dotConnect for MySQL is a full-featured 100% managed .NET data provider for direct access to MySQL for .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework. The provider can access MySQL server using native MySQL network protocol directly or through MySQL client. dotConnect for MySQL provides functionality for connecting to MySQL database, executing commands, and retrieving results. Supports the latest versions of MySQL, all MySQL data types and Embedded server. Offers SSL connection to MySQL server and SSH client forwarding protocol support and provides stored procedures support for MySQL and returning result sets from stored procedures.

Updates in V6.50

• The MySqlDump.HexBlob property for making dump in hexadecimal format for BLOB is implemented
• The bug with the resource file in Mobile Samples which are shipped with provider is fixed
• The bug with MySqlConnection.Kill() method is fixed

LinqConnect Updates (formerly known as LINQ to MySQL)

• Fluent Mapping support is added
• The bug with inserting a TPT 'child' entity in case its primary key column names differ from the 'parent' entity ones is fixed
• The bug with deleting dependent entities when other changes were made is fixed
• The bug with entity materialization for queries with multiple eager loading options is fixed
• The bug with saving (inserting or updating) System.Data.Linq.Binary objects is fixed

Entity Developer Updates

• Fluent Mapping template for LinqConnect models is added
• Support for enumerated types ("enums") in LinqConnect and Entity Framework June 2011 CTP models is implemented
• Import for selected stored procedures into the context model for Entity Framework models is implemented
• New skins to improve the application appearance are implemented
• Selection driven highlighting is implemented
• Capability for changing the shape color for entities, complex types and enums is implemented
• Capability for selecting the diagram skin type is implemented
• Changed behavior: when the FirstLetterUpperCase / FirstLetterLowerCase option is enabled in Naming rules, each letter after underscore will be capital/lower
• The bug with saving custom attribute properties with default values in .edml files is fixed
• The bug with changing property names ("Index was outside the bounds of the array") is fixed
• The bug with an incorrect generation of the private variables names in Entity Framework models is fixed

Entity Framework support

• The possibility to turn off generation of fake updates for parent entities is implemented

About Devart

Devart is a leading company working in the database connectivity area. They offer well-known native VCL/CLX components and dbExpress drivers for direct access to Oracle, MS SQL Server and MySQL. They provide advanced data access solutions for the Microsoft .NET Framework - ADO.NET data providers for native connectivity to Oracle, MySQL, and PostgreSQL database servers. Devart is also a vendor of powerful database tools designed to automate and simplify database development processes.